Background: Groin pain is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to sports medicine. The literature provides no consensus on definitions of or diagnostic criteria for groin pain in athletes. To ...

Chronic groin pain in athletes is a multifaceted condition that significantly impacts performance and quality of life. The condition, often encompassed by terms such as athletic pubalgia, sports ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Commonly found among male athletes who participate in cutting and pivoting sports, such as soccer, football, ...

To accurately assess and diagnose this patient’s condition, the clinician needs to consider the key aspects of the history, vital signs, physical exam, and bedside US. Her main complaint of groin pain ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 17-year-old son plays high school soccer. After a recent game, he began complaining of pain in his lower abdomen that radiates down to his inner thigh. His primary care physician ...

Runners who experience groin pain after running have likely torn a ligament, tendon, or muscle. It’s also possible there is simply an overworked muscle. The groin is a complex network of tendons, ...

1 Department of Sports Medicine, Medical Faculty of Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey 2 Department of Sports Medicine, Medical Faculty of Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey 3 Department of ...

Pain in the groin and hip is often related because the hip joint and groin are close together. The cause can be hard to identify, especially with radiating pain, but may include conditions like muscle ...

You felt that sudden, sharp twinge while lunging for a tennis ball, sprinting on the track, or maybe just taking an awkward step off the curb. Now, weeks later, that nagging pain in your inner thigh ...

A 32-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) with a history of left hip pain for 1 week. According to the ED examination, the patient has left groin pain with bilateral lower quadrant ...